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Mario Hezonja’s days with the Orlando Magic could be numbered. The soon-to-be 22-year-old sophomore, who was the fifth overall pick in the 2015 draft, has basically fallen out of head coach Frank Vogel’s rotation. He has tallied nine DNPs and is barely averaging 10 minutes per appearance. He has played a total of eight minutes [...]

We may have underestimated how low Greg Monroe’s trade value actually is. It widely known that the Milwaukee Bucks have been trying to move him for about a year. That he remains with the team, in an inconsistent role, seemed to be evidence that Milwaukee was asking for too much in exchange for his services. [...]

Hopefully you’re ready for another twist in the Donatas Motiejunas-Houston Rockets saga. The Rockets announced on Thursday night that they would be renouncing their rights to the restricted free agent, officially eliminating the possibility of his return while making him an unrestricted free agent who can sign with any team—except, of course, the Brooklyn Nets. [...]

Minnesota Timberwolves Head Coach let it be known on ESPN’s True Hoop podcast that his team is in search of some depth in the front court. Cole Aldrich and Jordan Hill should be very offended at the moment. The T’Wolves rely heavily on Karl Anthony Towns and Gorgui Dieng in the front court. Nemanja Bejilica, [...]

You never want to hear about an Achilles injury with an NBA player, but you most definitely don’t want to hear it with regards to a 38-year-old Dirk Nowitzki who has clearly had trouble moving on defense over the last few years. And yet, here we are. Nowitzki hasn’t played since November 25th while dealing [...]

Ben Simmons is still a ways off from making his NBA debut after suffering a Jones fracture in his right foot, but hey, he’s shooting free throws! This is significant, apparently, and it makes Philadelphia 76ers head coach Brett Brown very happy, per CSN Philly’s Jessica Camerato: Ben Simmons made another step toward his return [...]

Two games into his return from a hamstring injury, which spanned 17 of the Brooklyn Nets’ tilts, Jeremy Lin is injured again. Per Basketball Insiders’ Michael Scotto: [tweet https://twitter.com/MikeAScotto/status/809181517314457602] Nets head coach Kenny Atkinson informed reporters ahead of the game that Lin was a gametime decision with lower back tightness. He apparently showed up to [...]

Anyone who is hoping Paul George will get a new home before this season is out will need to find something else for which they can yearn. The Indiana Pacers aren’t dealing him. That was the prevailing message in Adrian Wojnarowksi’s latest podcast for The Vertical, as relayed to us by HoopsHype: There’s basically no [...]

After having a bit of a renaissance season in 2015-16 and leading an undermanned Mavericks team to the playoffs once again, the 2016-17 season has not been too kind to 39-year-old Dirk Nowitzki or the 6-18 Dallas Mavericks. Dirk is dealing with a nagging and debilitating Achilles injury that has caused him to miss 19 [...]

Feel free to file this one in the random declaration with little merit file. When being interviewed by the Orlando Sentinel for a story about what downtown Orlando may look like in 2030, Orlando Magic CEO Alex Martins decreed that the Magic would have at least one NBA championship by the year 2030. “I certainly [...]